Richard Coombes of the Alpha/Omega Report, which
is under considerable attack at present,
referred to us as "prey", as Jesus was "prey" to Satan (although
He will be the conqueror when
He returns as Lion of Judah, and presently is conqueror in
Heaven).

I thought of the people on Doves who love rabbits, who are prey
animals. Rabbits are vegetarian,
from what I was able to find online, and do not attack other
animals, although they will give them
a swift kick with their powerful hind legs if they are
captured. Alas, the hind legs are often not
enough, and rabbits are prey to many stronger animals in the
wild. I suppose they would over-run
everything if they were NOT prey, because they reproduce well,
but that may be another issue.

Anyway, I realized this is one reason I love the wild rabbits
who visit my backyard. They do not
attack other animals. They eat mostly grass--often MY
grass. They are wary and look around a
lot to see if predators are threatening them. For running
fast and hiding are most of their defense
against being attacked and eaten.

I feel bad that they are eaten, but I suppose the hungry in some
countries need their meat. It
shows you how depraved our world is, that beautiful non-violent
creatures should be eaten.

My bunny Ashby I think of as a messenger from God, and that may
make him an angel in
disguise. My other bunny, Flopsy, is also a messenger but
has not been sent on "guard duty"
as Ashby has, who guarded my yard for many hours, without
eating, the other night when I needed
comfort and protection after a particularly vicious attack on
me.

Jan, I'm sorry you lost your darling Himalayan bun!
May you soon be reunited, and may you have
a wonderful "down" behind your cabin where your animals will
play. I too think of my heavenly mansion
as a relatively small place, but with a lovely waterfall in the
yard, and acres of play space behind it.

Doves, read "Watership Down", the novel by Richard Adams about
"heroic" rabbits, which Wiki
said was Penguin Books' best seller of all time. I loved
it long before I knew rabbits.